Handsworth and Smethwick railway station
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Handsworth & Smethwick was an intermediate station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was opened in 1854.[1]
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Handsworth and Smethwick | |
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General information | |
Location | Handsworth, City of Birmingham England |
Coordinates | 52.5022°N 1.9530°W / 52.5022; -1.9530 |
Grid reference | SP033893 |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway) |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
14 November 1854 (1854-11-14) | Opened as Handsworth and Smethwick |
6 March 1972 | Closed |
1999 | Reopened as Handsworth, Booth Street |
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The station's architecture was reminiscent of that of other stations and was almost exactly the same as Wednesbury and West Bromwich stations.
The station closed in 1972,[1] with the line and much of the site has been demolished.